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Gonfalon Cubs — Cubs Baseball for Thinking Fans Monday, February 20, 2017Spring Training Open ThreadWe’ve gotten some sporadic threads going over the first week of ST, but nothing has really taken off. I’m putting this up now, and will be adding any news/updates to the comments as they pop up. It’s going to be a relatively quiet spring, I’d expect, and I’m heading to Phoenix for a few games in a couple of week (so if anyone is going to be there, let me know). Here’s how I see the roster today, feel free to comment, laugh, etc: LOCKS: MOST LIKELY, BUT… LAST 2 SPOTS: LONG SHOTS: Moses Taylor loves a good maim
Posted: February 20, 2017 at 11:48 AM | 17 comment(s)
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1. Moses Taylor loves a good maim Posted: February 20, 2017 at 12:07 PM (#5404996)---
And in case anyone missed it before:
This makes sense (assuming Contreras also catches another few times a week). Lester's gotta live without Ross anyway, might as well have him pitch to the remaining C with the (much) better arm. Mitigate Lester's running game issues a bit.
Sahadev Sharma reports that the 5th starter spot will be a competition between Montgomery and Brett Anderson.
I take it that means Anderson's healthy this week. Well, if he's both that and effective, might as well enjoy the flexibility to use Montgomery as a swing guy/main lefty reliever while they can.
For me the biggest issue with that bunch is Rondon's health/effectiveness; he seemed not to have been over his injury when he returned from the DL last year, because he was consistently awful after 2.5 mostly excellent seasons.
He has bold aspirations of out-OPSing Arrieta this year.
For me the biggest issue with that bunch is Rondon's health/effectiveness; he seemed not to have been over his injury when he returned from the DL last year, because he was consistently awful after 2.5 mostly excellent seasons.
There's some quotes in here from Maddon about Rondon and Strop. (side note: Joe, Ronnie? Really? You're on thin ice after that g7 shenanigans, don't push your luck.) I want to write up their issues late to their injuries, but at least in Rondon's case, he seemed to have his velocity but not control.
I like the pen, too, but Davis has some of those injury concerns as well. There's enough options to get them through the early part of the season and let them figure out what more they need to add.
I like the pen, too, but Davis has some of those injury concerns as well. There's enough options to get them through the early part of the season and let them figure out what more they need to add.
I will try not to get too attached to Eloy Jimenez.
Yeah, I guess I hope it doesn't come to that. At least not for another closer rental.
Interesting, but obviously irrelevant now. I guess perhaps it means something about how they feel about TLS.
We talked about this a little before, and it makes a lot of sense.
He was gonna be a FA, so this seems like a nice deal.
Nice Almora running catch (today)
Russell huge bomb (yesterday)
Another Russell HR (today, to RCF).
I'm going this weekend, and will be at the Cubs games Sun/Mon/Tue. Can't wait.
Montgomery aside, am I nuts for thinking Davis/Uehara/Rondon/Strop/Grimm/Edwards looks like a pretty nice pen, dearth of lefties notwithstanding?
If they're all close to the top of their game (or most are close, whatever) then that's plenty fine. But Davis coming off injury, Uehara being 42 and Rondon getting wonky there's still plenty to worry about. Or not since there's not much we can do about it for another 4 months.
We talked about this a little before, and it makes a lot of sense.
Yeah, if Schwarber is #1 then I don't want the pitcher #9.
I guess perhaps it means something about how they feel about TLS.
Also maybe something about how TLS feels about baseball. Maybe he's more enthusiastic or worked through whatever issues he had but it's not clear to me that he wouldn't rather go home than accept a trip to the minors ... heck he might prefer home to a 25-man spot. That's not meant as a dig at him nor at the Cubs, it's just the reality of the situation.
Javy is awesome.
Here's hoping he runs out of tattoo space before his career is finished.
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